T15 Foreign body on external eye

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)
• open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
• retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)
• retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
• superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from T15 Foreign body on external eye

Excludes2 (not included here)

• foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)
• open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
• retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)
• retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
• superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under T15

• T15.0 Foreign body in cornea
• T15.1 Foreign body in conjunctival sac
• T15.8 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye
• T15.9 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to T15

Back-references to T15

• Type 2 Excludes: Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out ("foreign body on external eye (T15)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)")

Back-references to T15

• Type 2 Excludes: Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out ("foreign body on external eye (T15)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)")

Nearby codes

• T15 Foreign body on external eye (this code)
• T15.0 Foreign body in cornea
• T15.00 Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye
• T15.00XA Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye, initial encounter
• T15.00XD Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
• T15.00XS Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye, sequela